The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-11-15
ELECTION ECHOES.
BaIloting for Candidates in the
States-Some Results.

Elections have taken place in ten States
Governors, State officers and members OF the
Legislature were chosen In Iowa, Maryland;
Massachusetts, and Ohio; State officers and
legislators in New York; a State Treas
urer and Judge of the Supreme
Court in Pennsyivan mia: Supreme Court
Judge in Nebraska and in New Jersey ana
Virginia legislators only. Oregon voted
upon an amendment to the Constitution pro-
hiDiting the sale of liquors.
Besides these State elections, four MEM
bers Of the House of Representatives IN the
Fiftieth Congress were chosen-two In Sew
York, one in Louisiana, and one IN Rhode
Island. Some of the results, as indicated by
the figures on the day after election, were as
follows:
In New York the entire Democratic State
ticket, headed by Cook for Secretary of
State, was elected. Cooks plurality was
estimated at about 1900. The Labor vote
was estimated at 10000 and the Prohibition
vote at $4,000, gain of nearly 300 since
last year for the latter. Both branches OF
the Legislature remain Republican
In New York City the entire
Democratic ticket was elected The main
fight was for District Attorney, between Eel
lows. the regular Democratic nominee, and
NicoI, also Democrat, who was nominated
by the Republicans and received the support
of the World. Fellows was elected 10y a
plurality of $4,000. The Henry George
or Labor vote fell off heavily,
George receiving sc, 900 votes for Secretary
of State, against IS 600 votes for Mayor last
year. In Brooklyn, Chaplin was chosen
Mayor by a small plurality. Belden Repub-
lican), was elected to Congress from the SYRIA
cuse district by 5000 majority.
In New Jersey the Republicans held control
of the State Senate, and made gains in the
Assembly sufficient to put that body in their
hands. This insures the election of Republl-
can successors to State Comptroller Ander-
son and State Treasurer TOffey, both Repub-
licanS.
Pennsylvania went Republican on the State
ticket by about 10000 majority for State
Treasurer, a Democratic gain over the election
for the same Office in 1885.
Governor Foraker Republicanl was re.
elected in Ohio by estimated plurality of
over $4,000. The Legislature went Republi-
can.
In Massachusetts, the Republican plurality
was estimated at Il, COO The Democratic loss
in Boston was about 1000 and in the State
about s, 400 There was all increased Prohl-
bitiOn vote. The Legislature is heavily Re
publican in both branches
In Virginia the Democrats carried the Leg
islature, insuring Democratic successor TO
United States Senator Riddleberger
In Maryland the Democratic ticket, headed
by jackson. was successful.
Nebraska was carried by the Republicans
by an estimated plurality of over 10000
In Rhode Island the Republicans regained
the Second Congressional District electlng
Warren G. Arnold by a ma iOrity of 542.
In Oregon the vote was on an amendment
to the State Constitution prohibiting the sale
of LIQUOR This amendment was defeated by
about 10000 majority.
In Mississippi there was little opposition
to the Democratic nominees, and the Legis-
lature is largely Democratic in both houses.
In Chicago the Republican Municipal
ticket and in Detroit the Democratic NUM-
cipal ticket won.
Dakota voted largely against the division
of the Territory into two States.